In this compassionate and deeply personal work, Rabbi Harold S. Kushner distills his experiences as a twenty-first-century rabbi into nine essential takeaways. Offering readers a lifetime s worth of spiritual food for thought, pragmatic advice, and strength for trying times, he gives fresh, vital insight into belief, conscience, mercy, and more. Grounded in Kushner s brilliant readings of scripture, history, and popular culture, Nine Essential Things I ve Learned About Life is practical, illuminating, and compulsory advice for living a good life."